Irina also furrowed her brows at the sight of Josh's magnanimous expression. His attitude was rather abnormal.
She was sure that he had a relationship with the devil, and this relationship was not established after entering the cave.
If that was the case, then why did Josh dare to let her baptize him with the Holy Light so openly? After being baptized by the Holy Light, Ferdinand was almost a cripple. The damage to his mind and body could not be healed.
"I know I'm not good enough, and I'm not strong enough, but I hope I can always remain innocent." Josh looked at Irina, and his voice was gentle and affectionate. "Come, take it as me begging you. Use the Holy Light to cleanse my innocence."
"If you don't take precautions in advance, you will be easily controlled by this guy even if you are a 10th-tier being." Louis looked at Josh and nodded slightly. "This child is not bad. He might have been targeted by the devil."
As someone who had experienced it himself, he knew very well how terrifying the devil's mind control ability was. Therefore, he felt that the deduction that Josh was controlled by the devil at that moment, causing the direction of the Bursting Fireball to deviate was plausible.
"There is such a possibility." Crassus nodded in agreement, and looked at Josh. "He shouldn't be that stupid."
The attitudes of the two of them more or less represented the thoughts of the various representatives.
Josh's frankness won everyone's favor, and they felt that he was a tragic hero who sacrificed himself for justice.
"If you were only temporarily bewitched by the devil, then the Holy Light would cause very little damage to you. It would only disperse the demonic aura on your body. However, if you exchanged souls with the devil, then the Holy Light would strip the devil from your soul. By then, you would become a fool," Irina said coldly as she looked into Josh's eyes.
"I believe I won't become a fool." Josh smiled gently, and straightened his chest.
"Irina, I'm warning you. If you dare to cause any harm to His Highness Josh outside of the baptism, I will never let you off!" Richard shouted at Irina coldly.
Meg walked forward from the corner, stood beside Irina, and looked at Richard calmly.
The two of them stood side by side. They were a perfect match, and everyone's attention was on them.
Many people had already forgotten how majestic the two of them were when they roamed the continent. Wherever the holy light pointed, justice would be where it was.
Today, the two of them once again stood side by side. They were still dazzling and eye-catching.
Alex didn't say anything, but his imposing manner had already crushed Richard, who had just finished his harsh words.
Within three meters, no one was faster than Alex, and no one could stop him.
Josh's eyelids twitched, and he pursed his lips, but he didn't say anything else.
"With the enemy before us, what we need is trust. Since Prince Joshua is willing to prove his innocence, we'll have Irina baptize him with the Holy Light, and the truth will be revealed." As the host, Michael naturally couldn't let the situation turn into a stalemate. With a serious expression, he said, "There are more than ten 10th-tier powerhouses watching at the moment. We can guarantee absolute fairness."
"Please." Josh took another step forward and stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Alright, then I'll fulfill your wish." Irina raised the magic caster's staff in her hand, and a melodious chant rang out. "Holy Light, please heed my call. Illuminate the darkness and purify all evil!"
A dazzling ray of holy light shot out from the magic caster's staff and landed on Josh's body.
Wisps of Black Demon aura emerged from the top of Josh's head, and were disintegrated by the holy light.
However, Josh's expression was rather calm. He just closed his eyes subconsciously, and there was no sign of pain on his face.
The overflow of Black Demon aura lasted for less than ten seconds. The holy light landed on Josh's body, and there was no more reaction.
"There's not much demonic aura. It must have invaded his body when he was being controlled," Douglas said.
The various representatives nodded. Judging from Josh's expression and the amount of Black Demon aura, it was as Douglas said. Josh did not exchange souls with the devil, and was only carelessly controlled by the devil earlier.
"Sure enough, His Highness is innocent. He's also a victim." Richard and the knight beside him were overjoyed and secretly relieved at the same time.
"How could this be?!" Irina frowned, but the holy light did not sense any more demonic aura on Josh's body. Although she was full of doubts, she had no choice but to retract the holy light.
Meg took a deep look at Josh. He was not surprised by this outcome. Since he dared to take the initiative to accept the baptism of the holy light, it meant that he was not afraid of the holy light.
The holy light receded, and Josh opened his eyes. He looked at Irina with clear eyes and smiled. "Irina, thank you. I feel like I've undergone a spiritual baptism, and my chaotic feelings are all gone. If you hadn't discovered and dispelled it in time, I'm afraid it would have led to an even greater disaster."
"No matter what method you used, it won't end like this." Irina put away her magic caster's staff, turned around, and walked out of the cave.
Meg gave Josh a strange smile, and turned to follow Irina.
"What were you smiling about?" Irina asked Meg.
"A pretentious smile can often bring great mental pressure to people." Meg smiled. "Actually, I don't know what I'm smiling about."
"I've made everyone worry." Josh apologized to the representatives of the various races. He looked at Meg's back view and felt a little depressed.
The smile he left behind made him feel a little uneasy, as if he had seen through everything. It was as if he was watching a pitiful and clumsy clown's performance, and it drove him crazy.
"Prince Josh is not controlled by the devil, so let's drop this matter. Let's go back to the restaurant to discuss countermeasures." Michael ended the farce, and led everyone back to the restaurant through the teleportation portal.
"Well … I haven't bathed for a few days. Can I go back with you?" Barbara hurriedly said. "My work is done. I can't help with the rest."
"Of course. You are a hero who has made an outstanding contribution. Come back to the restaurant with us. You should receive your reward." Michael nodded with a smile. He knew very well what kind of contribution Barbara had made to the restoration of the spell formation during this period.
"Then I'll also go to the restaurant for a meal, and see my precious disciple," Crassus said bluntly.
"We can't let you see her alone." Julian followed him out.
"If all of you leave, I have to go too. It's easy for problems to arise when I'm left alone. It's better to let the spell formation operate on its own." Novan walked out with a pile of drafts. He needed to make a trip back to the school to see if he could find any useful information in the library.
The teleportation portal lit up, and there was no one in the cave.
…
On the second floor of the restaurant, Irina looked at Meg, who was putting on an apron, and said, "There's definitely something wrong with Josh, but his problem is different from Borg and Ferdinand."
"He's a smart person." Meg, who had changed into his chef's uniform, put on the apron, and smiled at Irina. "But whether he made a deal with the devil or not, it doesn't stop me from killing him."
"Your smile is very interesting."
Irina was slightly stunned. Then, she couldn't help but pinch Meg's face.
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